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Women's International Tournaments
2015 Women's World T20 Qualifier
Bangkok, Thailand
PNG, Zimbabwe and Thailand win play-offs
Zimbabwe and Scotland played out a last ball thriller, Papua New Guinea beat China, and hosts Thailand proved too strong for a Netherlands team which disintegrated as the tournament unfolded.
CricketEurope announces its Team of the Tournament
CricketEurope's team which covered the tournament select the eleven players who in their opinion had the most significant impact in the different dimensions of the game.
Last gasp Ireland clinch trophy
Ireland's women came out on top in the most dramatic of series finals against Bangladesh with the contest only decided in the very last ball of the match.
Defeat by hosts Thailand sees Dutch finish last
Hosts Thailand claimed the honours in the 7th/8th place play-off at the T20 World Qualifiers on Saturday with a thumping 9-wicket win over The Netherlands in Bangkok.
Dutch women lose another last-ball thriller
Papua New Guinea held on to complete a dramatic one-wicket victory over the Netherlands off the final delivery of their Plate semi-final in Bangkok on Thursday.
Quiet man Hamilton proud of Irish squad
Ireland's new coach Aaron Hamilton was full of praise for his teams performances so far in the Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers.
O'Reilly revels in brilliant Irish victory to reach World Cup
Ireland's soon to be veteran of two World Cups, sixteen year old Lucy O'Reilly, turned in a superb display with the ball in Ireland's excellent victory over Scotland.
Ireland beat Scotland to reach T20 World Cup finals
Ireland Women swept past celtic rivals Scotland on Thursday morning to secure a place in Saturday's T20 World Cup Qualifier final against Bangladesh, but more importantly a berth in next year's final tournament in India.
Christine Erkelens reported for suspect bowling action
Netherlands' Christine Erkelens has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the T20 World Cup Qualifier against China in Bangkok.
Scholes stars as Scotland reach semi-finals
Skipper Abbi Aitken made her 100th appearance for Scotland in a six-wicket victory over Thailand in Bangkok that set up a mouth-watering do-or-die play-off with Ireland for a place at next year's World T20 finals in India.
Ireland and Scotland to meet in crucial clash
IRELAND will play Scotland for a place in the World T20 finals after another match winning performance by captain Isobel Joyce in Bangkok saw her side defeat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to complete a clean sweep of qualifying Group B.
Ireland crush Zimbabwe to set up crucial clash with Scotland
Ireland women duly wrapped up a third successive success in their T20 World Cup qualifying campaign with a seven wicket win over Zimbabwe in Bangkok.
Huang leads China to victory over the Netherlands
The well-organised Chinese were too strong for the Dutch at the AIT Ground on Tuesday, an unbeaten 40 by skipper Huang Zhuo seeing her side to a 5-wicket victory.
Netherlands fall just short in a last-ball thriller
The Dutch pushed Zimbabwe all the way in their second group match on Sunday, but despite Sterre Kalis's 49 they ultimatey lost by just 2 runs.
Hosts beaten again
Papua New Guinea beat Thailand to leave the hosts facing elimination.
Defeat for Scotland on day two
Bangladesh record an 8 wicket win after a disappointing Scottish batting performance.
Joyce stars as Ireland defeat gritty China
Ireland Women made it two from two in their T20 World Cup Cup Qualifiers in Bangkok on Sunday with a hard-fought 28-run win over a gritty China team.
Dutch disappoint as Ireland show their class
Ireland opened their Group B campaign with a comprehensive 8-wicket win against a young Dutch side in Saturday's opening game.
Joyce sisters star as Ireland prove too strong for The Netherlands
Ireland got their World T20 Qualifying campaign off to a convincing start with a comfortable 8-wicket win over the Netherlands.
Mugeri guides Zimbabwe to big win over China
A half-century for Chipo Mugeri as Zimbabwe defeat China by 10 wickets.
Scotland win in low scoring match
Scotland beat Papua New Guinea in a low scoring match in Bangkok.
Hosts crash to defeat against Bangladesh
Hosts Thailand are comprehensively beaten by Bangladesh as the Women's World T20 qualifier kicks off.
Dutch depart Sri Lanka in winning vein
The Sri Lankan leg of the Dutch women's tour ended with a 13-run victory over Matara Sports Club on Wednesday.
Shillington soars as Ireland crush Thailand
Clare Shillington hit an unbeaten 46 as Ireland crushed hosts Thailand by ten wickets to record their second warm-up win in Bangkok.
Scotland Women lose second warm up match
Scotland Women lost to traditional rivals Ireland by 27 runs in a T20 World Cup Qualifier warm-up game at TCG in Bangkok.
Joyce stars as Ireland Women beat Scotland
Ireland Women defeated traditional rivals Scotland by 27 runs in a T20 World Cup Qualifier warm-up game at TCG in Bangkok.
Scotland lose last over thriller
Scotland Women lost a last over thriller against China in the first of their three T20 World Cup warm-up games in Bangkok.
Dutch women lose twice in Sri Lanka
Defeats by Army and Air Force teams on Monday were disappointing results, but there were some encouraging performances along the way.
Lewis and Garth relishing Thailand challenge
Lewis attracted some attention last year when she became the first person born in the 21st century to be capped at full international level in any major sport, anywhere in the world.
Ireland name their squad for T20 World Cup Qualifiers
Ireland have named a squad of 14 for their crucial ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
Dutch T20 squad
The Netherlands have named a young squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier.
Scotland squad for WWT20Q
The selectors have announced their squad of 14 to participate in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
Preparations step up ahead of T20 WCQ
Ireland Women head off to Spain to prepare for the T20 WCQ in Thailand next month.